Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-09-16

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woman in Christian household, living Il,
the faith and the consistency Of chist7s
Gospel-nobodyc can refute that The ssreas-
est sermons are not preached on celelwasea
Platforms; they are preached with an auasi-
ence Of two or three, and in private hf,Mi1
life. consistent, consecrated Christian
service is an unanswerable demonstration
of Gods truth. A sailor came slippging
down the ratline one night, as though
something had happened, and the saii1r.s
cried: whats the natter" He RnId-
my mothers prayer haunts mo like AZ
ghost" Home influences, consecrhted,
Christian home Influences. are the p1ig7,s-
lest Of all influences upon the soul. Thnrzs
nre men here to-day who have maintained
their integrity, not because they were any
better naturally than some other people,
but because there were home influences
praying for them all the time. They got a
good start. They were launched on ihs<
world with the benedic,ions of Christian
mother. They may track Siberian SHOWS
they may plunge in African iungles, they
so for and SO fast but the prayers will keen.
up with them.
l stand before women to-day who lnrE
the eternal salvation of their husbands in
their right hand. On the marriage dry
you took an oath before men and angal1s
that you would be faithful and kind until
death did you part, and believe you ME-
going to keep that oath; but after kl1af
parting at tho door of the grave will It bs
thing as an immortal marriage, making
the flowers that grow on the top Of ths
sepulcher brighter than the garlands which
at the marriage banquet flooded the mir
with aroma? Yes; J. stand here as pries7
of the most high God, to proclaim THO
bans Of immortal union for all those msn>
join hands in the grace of Christ. Oh.
woman, is your husbnn 4, your father, your
son away from God? The Lord demands
their redemption at our hands. There
ore prayers for you to offer, there are eE-
hortations for you to give, there are ex-~
amples for You to set, and l say Hpw.
as Paul said to tho Corinthian won,nn-
"What knowest thou, . woman, bnt ihnrR
canst save thy husband?"
Lastly: I wish to say that one of tho
specific rights of woman is, through the
grace of Christ, finally TO reach Hearen~
o, what multitude of women in Henyanx
beth Fry in Heaven; Charlotte Elizabeth
in Heaven; the mother Of Augustine I'M
Heaven; the Countess of huntingdon
who sold her splendid Jewels to baaalER
chapels-in Heaven; while great mauy
others who have never been heard of GA
earth, or known but little, have gone intxs
the rest and peace of Heaven. What N
rest! What q change it was from The
small room, with no fire and one window,
the i! glass broken eut, and the az aching
of many mansions!" No more stitching
until ~ o'clock at night, no more thrust
ing of the thumb by the emplpyex
through the work to show it was not
done quite right. Plenty of bread al
last. Heaven for aching heads. Heaven
for broken hearts. Heaven for anguish
bitten frames. No more sitting up until
midnight for the coming of staggering
temples. No more sharp, keen, bitter
this world. It will be toll, and struggle
and suffering, all the way up. You will
have to stand at your door fighting back
the wolf with your own hand, red With
carnage. But God has q crown for you.
I want to realize this morning that He is
now making it, and whenever you weep n.
tear He sets another gem in that crowns
whenever you have pang of body OF soua
He puts another gem in that crown, until,
no room for another splendor, and Goa
will say to His angel: "The crown is donRs
let her up that she may wear it. And as the
Lord of Righteousness puts the e;resr,
upon your brow, angel will cry to angea.:
"Who is she?" and Christ will say: "I
will tell you who she is. She is the one
that came up out of great tribulation,
and had her robe washed and made white
in the blood of the Lamb" And then
God will spread banquet, and He VIII
invite all the principalities of Heaven to-
sit at the feast; and the tables will blush
with the best clusters from the yine-
yards of God, and crimson with the
twelve manner of fruits from the Tree OF
Life; and waters from the fountains OF
the rock will flash from the golden tank
ards; and the old harpers of Heaven VIII
sit there, making music with their harps5
and Christ will point you out, amid the
celebrities Of Heaven, saying: aShe SUI
fered with me on earth, now we are going
to be glorifed together. And the bon-
queters, no longer able to hold their peaca-
will break forth with congratulations:
"Hail! hall" And there will be handvrit.
ings on the wall-not such as struck tlsss
Persian nobleman with horror-but fire.
tipped fingers, writing in blazing capi-
tails of light, and love, and victory: "God
hath wiped away all tears from all
facesin